Box construction.



' No. 800,209. v PATENTBD SEPT. 26, 1905.

C. A. HERR.

BOX CONSTRUCTION. APPLIUAION FILED DEO. 23, 1904.

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., VUNITED sTATEs CHRISTIAN A. HERR, OF OsBORN, OHIO.

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Application filed December Z3, 1904. Serial No. 238,166.

ture of boX or similar receptacle; and the object of the invention is to secure a construction of this class of article combining great substantiality with lightness and cheapness as regards the cost of manufacture thereof.

The boX embodying the invention consists, essentially, in its body structure of sides and ends made of paper-board or like material attachednto a framework in such a manner as to readily provide a receptacle advantageous for many purposes.

For a full description of the invention and the merits ,thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to-the following description and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to dif` ferent forms and conditions by changes in the' structure' and minor details without depart-Y ing from the spirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a recepl tacle constructed in accordance with' the inventlon. Flg. 2 1s a vertical transverse sectional view bringing out more clearly the arrangement and manner of l attachment of the sides to the end frames of the box. a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the receptacle.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters. 1

The invention aims to combine simplicity with the other features of construction which` have been before mentioned, and in'carrying out the lnventlon the receptacle consists, primarily, of two end frames l, preferably of rectangular formation, a plurality of sides 2,

secured to the end frames 1, and ends 3, likewise Vattached to said members 1. The ends 3 and sides 2 of the receptacle are preferably made of paper,.paperboard, or pulp material of asimilar character, in order to give the necessary lightness of structure, said Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 3 is Patented sept. 2e, 19t 5.

material being conducive to cheapness also. The ends 3 are attached to the inner sides of the frames 1 by` any suitable fastening. l The sides 2, however, are attached to the end frames upon the outer sides of the bars thereof, and

said sides form means connecting the end frames in a manner readily apparent. -The frames 1 have the outer'sides of the bars thereof rabbeted, as indicated at 4;, in order 65 that the edge portions of the sides 2, which rest against the frames 1, may be secured fiush with the outer surface of the bars of each frame.

The manner of securing the sides of the rabbeted portions of the frames 1 is designed to stiffen the receptacle structure longitudinally and distribute shock thereto equally over the parts of the structure. Suitable fastenings are also used to attach the sides 2 to 7 5, the end frames, and the' meeting edge portions,with the adjacent sides 2, are further reinforced by means of angle bars or strips 5, secured at the end portions thereof to the corner portions of the frame 1. The longitudi- 8O nal edges of thesides 2 are therefore protected from wear and iirmly held in place by means of the strips or bars 5, which likewise assist in preventing bulging of the sides 2 when the receptacle is filled with packages or the like. The connection between the end frames 1 afforded by parts 2 and 5 is -further made more substantial by means of bracepieces 6, which are diagonally arranged upon sides of the receptacle and attached at the ends to the frames 1, adjacent the corner portions of the latter. The brace members 6 are preferably made of flat metal strips and are attached to the frames 1 at the corner portions of said frames, preferably by the same fastenings which secure adjacent flanges of the angle-strips 5 to said frames. The end frames 1 when connected by the brace-strips 6 are so secured together that the receptacle is always kept in proper shape, the end frames not being permitted to give to any strain which may be put thereon. The brace-strips 6 are preferably utilized upon at least two sides of the box construction," and said strips are located outside ofthe adjacent side'2, so that 105 they rest in contact with this side, and thus cooperate therewith to prevent outwardl bulging, this being of importance in a device of the class described. rlhe braces 6, since they cross each other at apoint between the ends IIQ thereof, will resist bulging movement of the sides 2 adjacent, centrally of said sides, where the most strain may be received by these members in the practical use of the receptacle.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- In box construction, the combination of end frames of approximately rectangular formation, ends secured to said end frames upon the inner sides thereof, the outer sides of the bars of the frames being rabbeted, sides applied to the outer sides of the side bars and having edge portions thereofI received in the rabbeted portions aforesaid, said sides connecting the end frames, angle-strips secured to the corner portions of the end frames and overlapping and extending over the adjacent edge portions of the sides aforementioned and reinforcing said sides longitudinally, and diagonally-disposed brace-strips secured at the ends thereof to diagonally opposite corner portions of the end frames, said brace-strips being attached to the end frames by the saine fastenings which secure adjacent portions of the angle-strips above mentioned, the bracestrips being disposed upon the outer sides of the sides of the receptacle and cooperating therewith to prevent bulging.

1n testimony whereof l aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIAN A. HERR. 'itnesses:

TILLARD H. KEEVER, J. E. KEEVER. 

